Ruth Evelyn Gardner
April 17, 1943 - October 25, 2014
Ruth Evelyn Gardner, of Adrian, formerly of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Saturday October 25, 2014, at home. She was born April 17, 1943 in Holden, Missouri a daughter of Mont and Mary (Davis) Strate. Ruth graduated from Holden High School and on February 10, 1961 she married Donald Ray Gardner. Ruth and her husband Donald owned and operated Gardner’s Restaurant in Kingsville Missouri for many years. Donald preceded her in death, March 9, 2014. She was a member of the Medford United Methodist Church, near Holden. She leaves her; three sons, John Gardner, Adrian, MO, Robert Gardner, Holden, MO, and Wayne Gardner, Kingsville, MO; one brother, Gene Strate, Holden MO; two sisters, Elinor Woodring, Garden City, MO, Marilyn Kuntz, Kansas City, MO, and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Ben Cast & Son – Wood Funeral Home, Holden, MO. Friends may call 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. Interment will be in Holden Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association.
Ruth Evelyn Gardner, of Adrian, formerly of Kingsville, Missouri, passed away Saturday October 25, 2014, at home. She was born April 17, 1943 in Holden, Missouri a daughter of Mont and Mary (Davis) Strate. Ruth graduated from Holden High... View Obituary & Service Information